Container for packing tobacco



June 10, 1930. H. P. TAYLOR 1,762,429

CONTAINER FOR PACKING TOBACCO Filed Aug. 2, 1927 UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE HENRY IP. TAYLOR, F WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA CONTAINER FOR PACKING TOBACCO Application filed August 2, 1927. Serial No. 210,120.

My invention relates to a container for packing tobacco, and more especially to a container having a special type of head therein to give a rough and ready appearance to the surfaces of the end plugs of tobacco packed in the container.

I am aware that many efforts have been made along this line to eliminate the slick appearance imparted by the ends of tobacco boxes to the outer plugs, but I have devised a type of head for tobacco boxes which assumes a surface agreeing with the surface of the plugs of tobacco placed next thereto, and also a head which is strong and durable.

An object of my invention is to provide a box for packing tobacco having end pieces composed of layers of wood and a composition material.

Another object of my invention is to provide end members for packing boxes for tobacco, said end members being composed of layers of wood and vegetable composition, with the vegetable composition side adapted to be placed next to the tobacco in the box.

Another object of my invention is to provide a head member for tobacco boxes, said head members having the surface next to the tobacco made of a fibrous, resilient material capable of assuming the contour of the surface of the plugs of tobacco placed next thereto.

Some of the objects of my invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in

Which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the fibrous surface of the head of a tobacco box;

Figure 2 is a view partly in crosssection 40 of a box for packing tobacco, showing the manner of use of my device when used in packing tobacco.

Referring more particularly to the drawv ings, the numeral indicates one of the side wall portions of a box for packing tobacco, while the numeral 11 indicates the other wall portion, as shown in Figure 2. The numeral 12 indicates the bottom member which is secured in place by the conventional strips 18. This member 12 has the portion made of wood or other strong material, which is indicated by the numeral 1 1, and secured to this memher by glue or other means is the fibrous, resilient portion 15, both the layers 14L and 15 being made into one piece under great pressure, by what is known as the veneering process, thus making the member 12 one solid piece.

IVhen the bottom member is placed in position, the box or caddy is filled with plugs of tobacco and then the top head member 16 is placed on top thereof, and sealed in position by the strips 17. The head member 16 is composed in like manner as the bottom member 12, being composed of the layers 18 and 19, the layer 18 being composed of rigid material such as wood or stiff cardboard, and the layer 19 is composed of resilient fibrous material, and is adapted to assume the contour of the outer plugs of tobacco, and cause the end plugs to have that rough and ready appearance similar to the surface of the plugs on the interior of the body of tobacco packed in the box or caddy.

In the drawings and specification, I have set forth a preferred embodiment of my invention, and although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only, and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the appended claim.

I claim:

A head member for tobacco boxes comprising two layers of material secured to each other, one layer being rigid and the other layer being resilient, the resilient layer being adapted to be placed next to the mass of tobacco, said resilient layer having portions thereof of unequal density, said resilient layer being of a composition to cause the same to act in the same manner as a plug of tobacco to impart its surface to a certain degree upon the outer layers of tobacco in the box, and to have impressed on its surface, to a certain degree the contour of the outer plugs of to bacco.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

HENRY I TAYLOR. 

